Re: [Tracker] Wildcard / partial searches in filenames?

[Martyn Russell <martyn lanedo com>]

On 04/10/09 19:23, Jarno Elonen wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,

> Is there a way to use wildcards in searching, or otherwise enable
> finding partial words/phrases. Currently, if I I search fore example
> "vaahtera" Tracker Search Tool doesn't show
> "suuri-vaahtera-haiku.xcf". I have to write the whole filename before
> it appears on the results.

It depends on which tool you use. tracker-search-bar and tracker-search 
should append a "*" for you. This *should* find that file name if you 
type "suuri", but it won't find it if you use "vaahtera" right now.

We are looking into improving this.

> This certainly seems like a FAQ, but I couldn't find any answer from the web.

The website is really out of date.

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Regards,
Martyn